Custom Skincare Packaging Labels

They will on the right material and adhesive. BOPP and polyester films resist oils, and a laminate on top keeps the print from smearing when a serum runs down the bottle. Oil that seeps under a label edge can also loosen a general-purpose adhesive over time. Oil-heavy products like face oils and balms sometimes need a different adhesive than a toner or mist. Tell us what’s in each product, and we’ll match the material and adhesive to it.

Yes. Small skincare brands often start with 25 to 100 labels per product while they test formulas, and with no minimum, that works fine. Your serum, moisturizer, toner, and face oil can each have their own artwork on one order. Digital printing means a new design doesn’t bring a new plate charge, so adding a product later is easy. Products that share a label size, shape, material, and finish can usually run together, so their combined quantity counts toward your price break.

Clear labels work on dark glass as long as there’s white ink behind your text and logo. On amber, cobalt, or black glass, the glass color shows through anything that isn’t printed, so dark text disappears. A layer of white ink underneath keeps type crisp on any glass color. White type or a gold foil accent reads well on a dark bottle. On clear glass, a clear label can look like the design was printed right on the bottle. See a sample on your actual bottle before you commit, since glass color changes how everything looks.

On a small dropper bottle, the label has to stop below the shoulder, which leaves a smaller panel than most people expect. Two “1 oz” droppers can have very different shoulders, so measure your own bottle:

• The height of the straight wall, between the shoulder and any curve at the base
• The distance around the bottle, if you want the label to wrap
• Whether a front and back pair would fit better than one wraparound (on small bottles it often does, and it gives your ingredient list its own panel)
• How small your ingredient list will print

Send us the bottle or its dimensions and we’ll recommend a size before your artwork is final.

Yes. We offer hot foil stamping in gold, silver, and other colors, on both paper and film labels. A single foil accent on a logo or product name usually looks more premium than foil everywhere. Foil pairs well with a matte background, and with embossing if you want the foil raised. Put the foil areas on their own layer in your artwork file, and we’ll check them before printing.

Just about all of them, including:

• Glass and frosted bottles for serums, toners, and facial oils
• Dropper bottles and airless pump bottles
• Spray bottles for mists and toners
• Aluminum bottles
• Glass and plastic jars for creams, masks, and balms
• Plastic tubes for cleansers and gels, and lip balm tubes

Each label is sized to your container, so send the bottle or its dimensions with your artwork.

For most skincare, we recommend BOPP, a plastic film that resists water, oils, and the chemicals in many formulas. Other options depend on the look you want:

• Clear film for a no-label look on glass
• Polyester (PET) for extra durability and clarity
• Vinyl for products that live in the shower
• Metallic film for a luxury finish
• Coated paper for a natural, handmade look on products that stay dry

Tell us what’s in the bottle and where it’s stored, and we’ll recommend the material.

We don’t design labels in house, but we can point you to people who do. Our directory of Blue Label Approved designers lists designers who know how labels print, and our gallery of past label designs is there for ideas. If your design started in Canva or an AI image tool, a designer can rebuild it into a print-ready file. We check every file against our artwork checklist before printing and let you know if anything needs fixing.

Our preferred file formats are Adobe Illustrator or High-Resolution PDF.  You can view our complete artwork file standards checklist here.

Yes. Before we print your skincare labels, we email you a digital proof to approve. Check it for spelling, positioning, size, and every required detail, since what you approve is what we print. A screen can’t show exactly how a color or material will look in hand, so if that matters for your launch, you can order a printed proof for an extra fee:

• Press proof: your design printed on the material you picked, with the laminate or varnish. It isn’t die cut and won’t include foil, embossing, or other embellishments, but the die line is printed on it so you can trim it to size.
• Sample print: a small production run on your material and finish, die cut and with every embellishment. Because it’s finished like the real thing, it needs the same tooling as your full order.

To compare materials before you design, order our free sample pack.

Our printers are capable of matching up to 97% of the full color spectrum, allowing us to achieve precise color reproduction for your skincare labels. We use advanced CMYK printing to produce an extensive gamut of colors. For designs requiring an expanded range, we also print using WOVG ink sets which add white, orange, violet and green.

Our top-of-the-line color management program and processes ensure we hit the correct hues, tints and shades. We color calibrate and profile all of our presses so your unique color palettes and gradations print true to your vision.

We offer shipping through several vendors like UPS, Fedex, and USPS. Ground, Next-Day, 2-Day, 3-Day, and custom freight options.